Back tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched owl with detailed feathers and wide eyes, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Owl tattoo on a shoulder blade
A black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering a person's back.
Tiger and bamboo across a full back
Realism tattoo of a black and grey bicycle with orange rims and a cast shadow, on the lower back.
Realistic bicycle tattoo on lower back
Colour tattoo of a shaded sunflower with green leaves and curling vines on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade.
Sunflower and vine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey feather tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, shaded with realistic detail.
Feather tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a quill feather beside an ink bottle on the upper back, near the nape of the neck.
Quill feather and ink bottle on upper back
Realism colour tattoo on the upper back of a red rose with green leaves and buds, with an orange, a pink and a blue butterfly around it.
Red rose and three butterflies on upper back
Realism back tattoo in black and grey showing a man in a hat and suit walking a narrow ledge between tall city buildings, with colour sleeves on both arms.
Man in a hat walking a ledge above a city
Black and grey realism back piece showing Poseidon with a trident above a sailing ship in a storm, placed across the whole of the upper and middle back.
Poseidon and a sailing ship across a full back
Back of a woman with dark bob hair showing a blue and grey tattoo of lilies, a daisy, a rose and a peacock feather across her shoulder blade and upper arm.
Floral and peacock feather shoulder tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other across a person's upper back.
Two reaching hands across the upper back
Realistic coloured tattoo of a rainbow trout, antlers and a deer skull across a man's upper back and shoulder blade.
Trout, antlers and skull on a back
Realistic red goldfish tattoo with flowing fins on the upper back, with fingers visible at the top edge of the frame.
Red goldfish on upper back
Black and grey realism full back tattoo of a dragon above a yin yang symbol, set among carved-looking clouds, waves and a Greek key border.
Dragon and yin yang full back piece
Realistic colour tattoo of a seal's face with whiskers and bubbles on a blue background, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic seal portrait on upper back
Large back tattoo of a blue bevelled cross flanked by grey shaded angel wings, with red tones behind the top of the design, placed across the upper back.
Blue cross with angel wings on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laced corset across a bare back, with a hook shape at the lower edge.
Corset lacing tattoo across the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and a skull across a person's full back, with a small rose tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Realism portrait of a woman and skull on full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a human skull wrapped in octopus tentacles, spanning the shoulder and upper back.
Skull and octopus tentacles on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse with a flowing mane across a person's upper back, with a solid black silhouette of a running horse below.
Horse portrait and silhouette on a back
Large dark lotus flower tattoo with a pink centre on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a pale yellow background.
Dark lotus on the shoulder blade
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Realistic brown and grey lion head tattoo across the upper back of a person facing away from the camera.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight holding a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Bird in flight with dreamcatcher on back
Black and grey realistic manta ray tattoo shaded in detail across the upper back near the left shoulder blade.
Manta ray tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned dragon head with wings, smoke and a castle, covering a person's back.
Dragon and castle back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's upper back showing a falcon-headed figure and a jackal-headed figure flanking an ankh and an eye of Horus, set against cracked stone.
Egyptian deities, ankh and eye of Horus on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an octopus with curling tentacles spanning the entire back.
Realistic octopus across a full back
Shaded grey feather tattoo wrapped in a fine line ribbon, with a curled swirl above and a small script mark below, on a person's upper back.
Feather and ribbon on upper back
Realistic black and grey portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, shown in profile, set within a geometric mandala tattooed across a back and shoulder.
Feathered portrait with geometric mandala on back
Realism tattoo covering a man's back, made to look like cracked carved stone with a medallion, two cherubs and a skull on a placement across the back.
Carved stone back piece with skull and cherubs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two nails forming a cross, wrapped in a thorny vine, on a person's back.
Nails and thorns cross on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open window framing a bare tree, placed centre on a person's upper back.
Open window with a tree on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cowboy on a barrel racing horse, with the words Courage is being scared, across a woman's upper back.
Barrel racer and horse with quote on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a dagger on a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Roses and dagger on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a mounted knight with a raised sword, a shield, a horse, a cross and a city skyline, with the subject's back to the camera.
Mounted knight with raised sword across a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of large feathered angel wings spanning a woman's bare back, photographed from behind.
Angel wings tattoo across a back
Two people shown from behind with matching black and grey angel wing tattoos over their shoulder blades, each with script lettering beside the wing.
Matching angel wing tattoos with sibling script
Realistic colour tattoo of pink lilies with green leaves and vines on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Pink lily tattoo across a shoulder blade
A red rose with a green stem and leaves, surrounded by pink, blue and black watercolour splashes, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on upper back
Realism back tattoo in black and grey showing a busy garage workshop with mechanics working on cars, oil barrels and a vehicle on a lift.
Garage workshop scene across a full back
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the lower back.
Dove in flight on the lower back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with the script Romans 1:16 along the bottom.
Lion and lamb back tattoo with Romans 1:16
Photograph of a realistic colour portrait tattoo of a smiling man with dark curly hair, set against a teal wash, on the upper back.
Realistic colour portrait on upper back
A shaded cross tattoo styled as a worn baseball with red stitching, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Baseball-stitched cross on upper back
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing a grinning teal cat, a tall skeletal figure beside a stitched rag-doll figure, a pink moon, bats and a bare tree, placed across the lower back.
Moonlit skeleton couple and grinning cat on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a black cat sitting on an old book beside a rose and thorny vines, with Latin script below, on a person's upper back.
Black cat, rose and book on a back